Released by Scribner Press, it was the recipient of the Caldecott Medal for illustration in 1962, the second time Brown received that honor.

One day the hermit is sitting under a tree when suddenly he sees a little, helpless mouse that is going to be eaten by a cat.

As the days pass, the majestic tiger begins to think that he is the king of the place and that all the animals must respect him including the old hermit.

The tiger feels so angry that he decides to eat the hermit, but he does not know that the old man is able to read thoughts.

Finally the hermit changes the tiger back into a mouse and tells him to learn how to take care of himself.